The United Nations said on Thursday a secret listening device had been found in a posh meeting room of its European headquarters in Geneva. The room was used by ministers from major powers last year during private talks on Iraq following the US invasion and occupation.Marie Heuze, Chief UN spokeswoman in Geneva, confirmed the report by French-language Swiss Television which said the sophisticated bugging device had been uncovered in recent months in the Salon Francais of the Palais des Nations, formerly the League of Nations.‘‘I confirm that UN workmen found a listening device. An inquiry was unable to determine when the device was planted or by whom,’’ she said. Swiss Television said the device was found in wooden panels in the room, but Heuze declined to give any details.The foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France met at the United Nations in Geneva in September 2003 for talks on Iraq.
